Incredible ticket sales for 20th anniversary of Electric Picnic in Laois

The Festival Republic has announced at sold-out for 2024 in Stradbally which is set to be the 20th anniversary of the first Picnic in Laois.

Festival Republic put the loyalty scheme tickets up for sale on August 18 as part of a policy that thanks people for returning to the Laois festival. Other types of tickets were also up for grabs from September 8 less than a week after the event ended.

"Loyalty tickets and general admission tickets for Electric Picnic 2024 went on sale on Ticketmaster this morning at 9am. Tickets for next year’s event were snapped up in under an hour by Electric Picnic fans. All general admission, family camping and campervan and loyalty tickets are now sold out," said the promoter. 

Festival Republic is planning to bring the Electric Picnic back to Stradbally next year on the earlier dates of from Friday to Sunday August 16-18 with an increased capacity of 5,000 bringing the attendance subject to licence from Laois County Council. 

The lineup for Electric Picnic will be revealed next year with the Festival Republic MD Melvyn Benn promising a 'decent act'.

Electric Picnic began as a one-day event in 2004, before growing to a weekend-long festival within a year.